By Town Crier Report

The Los Altos-Mountain View League of Women Voters will sponsor the first of two Candidates’ Forums for the Nov. 5 election on Oct. 17. It is scheduled for 7-9:30 p.m. at the Mountain View City Hall, City Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street.

The forum will feature candidates for the El Camino Hospital District, the Santa Clara Superior Courts, No. 16 and No. 9, the 14th Congressional District, and the 22nd State Assembly district.

There are two open seats for the El Camino Hospital District. Candidates for these seats are Philip Green, William John James, incumbent Mark O’Connor, Laura Ferrer, and David Reeder, the appointed incumbent.

These candidates will speak from 7-7:30 p.m.

Candidates for Judge of Superior Court No. 16, Aaron Persky and Ron del Pozzo are scheduled to speak from 7:35-8 p.m. Candidates for Judge of Superior Court No. 9, George Chadwick and Arthur Bocanegra, are scheduled from 8:05-8:30 p.m.

Anna G. Eshoo, Democrat, Andrew B. Carver, Libertarian and Joseph H. Nixon, Republican, candidates for the Congressional District No. 14 will speak from 8:35- 9:05 p.m.

At 9:10-9:30 p.m., candidates for the 22nd Assembly District will speak. They include Sally J. Lieber, Democrat, Kennita Watson, Libertarian, and Stan Kawczyski, Republican.

The League will also sponsor two meetings on the Pros and Cons of the Propositions on the November ballot. These meetings, open to the public, will be held, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 7:30-9:15 p.m. at the Los Altos Public Library’s Program Room, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.

A second Pros and Cons meeting will be held, 7-8:45 p.m., Oct. 30, at the Mountain View Public Library Community Room on Franklin Street. A third Pro and Con meeting will be held for the Silicon Valley Council for the Blind 10 a.m., Oct. 19.